EPA nursing care worker candidate
Applicable to one of the specified activity visas"EPA Care Worker Candidate"There is a thing called.
The EPA (Economic Partnership Agreement) is a means of strengthening a wide range of economic relations, including the liberalization of trade, the investment, the movement of people, the protection of intellectual property, the creation of rules in competition policy, and the elements of cooperation in various fields. It is an agreement aimed at.
This refers to activities in which people from countries with which Japan has an EPA are accepted by public or private institutions in Japan, where they engage in work as part of training to acquire the knowledge and skills required for care workers, with the aim of obtaining a care worker qualification.
Requirements for obtaining specific activity visas
- · Person who has been verified by agreement form, agreement oral statement, exchanged official document etc
Application flow
- 1. Prepare application documents and other necessary documents.
- ① Application documents and attached documents
- ② Picture (Vertical 4 cm × Width 3 cm) 1 Leaves
※ Captured from the front within 3 months before application, sharp with no background.
Please describe the name of the applicant on the back of the photo and paste it in the photo column of the application form. - ③ Other
- · Present passport and residence card
- · Postcard (write address and name)
- 2. Apply to the Immigration Bureau
- Submit the above documents.
- 3. Notification of results
- An envelope or postcard delivered to the Immigration Bureau at the time of application will receive notification of the result.
- 4. Procedures at the Immigration Bureau
- Go to Immigration Bureau, purchase revenue stamps and sign a receipt.
Attachment documents necessary for application
【Application for extension period application period】
- 1. Any of the following documents that certify the content, duration, position and remuneration of the activity:
- (1) One copy of a certificate of employment from a Japanese institution
- (2) A copy of the employment contract from the Japanese institution
- 2. Resident tax (or non-tax) certificate and tax payment certificate (stating total income and tax payment status for the year)
- 3. One document certifying the contents, location, duration and progress of the training/employment
*According to the Notification of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of the Republic of Indonesia or the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of the Philippines, accepting organizations for EPA care worker candidates are required to submit regular reports to JICWELS as of January 1st of each year. It is acceptable to use copies of the notification forms of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare used for the regular reports. - 4. One copy each of a certificate of enrollment (stating the period of enrollment), a certificate of attendance, and a transcript from the institution in which the applicant is receiving education
- 5. One of the following documents that proves the applicant's financial ability during their stay in Japan:
- (1) If the applicant will pay tuition and living expenses
- a. One copy of a bank statement of the applicant's name
- b. Scholarship certificate (1 copy)
- (2) If tuition fees, living expenses, etc. are paid by remittance from your home country
- a. One copy of a remittance receipt or a bank statement in the applicant's name (stating the fact of remittance)
- b. One copy of a bank statement of the remitter's name
- (3) When expenses are paid by a person residing in Japan other than the applicant
- a. One copy of remittance receipt or bank statement in the applicant's name (stating the fact of remittance)
- b. 1 copy of the sponsor's resident tax (or exemption) certificate and tax payment certificate or bank balance certificate
Points to note when preparing application documents
- 1. Please submit all certificates issued in Japan within the period of 3 months from issue date.
- 2. If the documents to be submitted are in foreign languages, please attach a translation.